Facing the law: Xu (left) and De Costa were each sentenced to three weeks’ jail. — The Straits Times/ANN
The Online Citizen (TOC) editor Xu Yuanchen, 39, better known as Terry Xu, and a contributor to the sociopolitical site, Daniel De Costa Augustin, 38, were each sentenced to three weeks’ jail for defaming Cabinet members.
De Costa was also sentenced to three months’ jail for an offence under the Computer Misuse Act. He will serve his sentences consecutively.
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